EP3183205A4 - Beverage dispensing apparatus with sensor assembly for sensing dispensing of beverage - Google Patents

Beverage dispensing apparatus with sensor assembly for sensing dispensing of beverage Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3183205A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: beverage; dispensing; sensor assembly; sensing; dispensing apparatus
Prior art date: 2014-08-29
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP15835306.0A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3183205A1 (en

Inventor

Thomas R. Hecht

Richard A. Martindale

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Automatic Bar Controls Inc

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Automatic Bar Controls Inc

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2014-08-29

Filing date

2015-08-31

Publication date

2018-03-21

2015-08-31 Application filed by Automatic Bar Controls Inc filed Critical Automatic Bar Controls Inc

2017-06-28 Publication of EP3183205A1 publication Critical patent/EP3183205A1/en

2018-03-21 Publication of EP3183205A4 publication Critical patent/EP3183205A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D1/00—Apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught
- B67D1/0042—Details of specific parts of the dispensers
- B67D1/0081—Dispensing valves
- B67D1/0085—Dispensing valves electro-mechanical
- B67D1/0086—Hand-held gun type valves
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
- H03K17/00—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
- H03K17/94—Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the way in which the control signals are generated
- H03K17/965—Switches controlled by moving an element forming part of the switch
- H03K17/97—Switches controlled by moving an element forming part of the switch using a magnetic movable element
- H03K17/972—Switches controlled by moving an element forming part of the switch using a magnetic movable element having a plurality of control members, e.g. keyboard
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D2210/00—Indexing scheme relating to aspects and details of apparatus or devices for dispensing beverages on draught or for controlling flow of liquids under gravity from storage containers for dispensing purposes
- B67D2210/00028—Constructional details
- B67D2210/00081—Constructional details related to bartenders
- B67D2210/00091—Bar management means

EP15835306.0A 2014-08-29 2015-08-31 Beverage dispensing apparatus with sensor assembly for sensing dispensing of beverage Withdrawn EP3183205A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201462044144P	2014-08-29	2014-08-29
PCT/US2015/047816 WO2016033607A1 (en)	2014-08-29	2015-08-31	Beverage dispensing apparatus with sensor assembly for sensing dispensing of beverage

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3183205A1 EP3183205A1 (en)	2017-06-28
EP3183205A4 true EP3183205A4 (en)	2018-03-21

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP15835306.0A Withdrawn EP3183205A4 (en)	2014-08-29	2015-08-31	Beverage dispensing apparatus with sensor assembly for sensing dispensing of beverage

Country Status (9)

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US (2)	US20160060090A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP3183205A4 (en)
CN (1)	CN107428520A (en)
AU (2)	AU2015308605A1 (en)
BR (1)	BR112017003802A2 (en)
CA (1)	CA2959057A1 (en)
GB (1)	GB2545367A (en)
MX (1)	MX2017002672A (en)
WO (1)	WO2016033607A1 (en)

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2015
- 2015-08-31 US US14/841,397 patent/US20160060090A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2015-08-31 CA CA2959057A patent/CA2959057A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2015-08-31 GB GB1704684.8A patent/GB2545367A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2015-08-31 EP EP15835306.0A patent/EP3183205A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2015-08-31 MX MX2017002672A patent/MX2017002672A/en unknown
- 2015-08-31 CN CN201580046104.9A patent/CN107428520A/en active Pending
- 2015-08-31 WO PCT/US2015/047816 patent/WO2016033607A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2015-08-31 AU AU2015308605A patent/AU2015308605A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2015-08-31 BR BR112017003802A patent/BR112017003802A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
2018
- 2018-06-21 US US16/014,704 patent/US20180297831A1/en not_active Abandoned
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AU2015308605A1 (en)	2017-03-16
EP3183205A1 (en)	2017-06-28
US20180297831A1 (en)	2018-10-18
GB201704684D0 (en)	2017-05-10
CA2959057A1 (en)	2016-03-03
MX2017002672A (en)	2017-05-30
AU2018241127A1 (en)	2018-10-25
GB2545367A (en)	2017-06-14
CN107428520A (en)	2017-12-01
US20160060090A1 (en)	2016-03-03
BR112017003802A2 (en)	2018-11-06
WO2016033607A1 (en)	2016-03-03

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2019-05-29	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: AUTOMATIC BAR CONTROLS, INC.
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